Foldable garment-hanger fixture.



; G.-H. WHEAR-Y. FOLDABLE GAR MENT HANGER FIXTURE- APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, [914.

,262,606; Patented Auk- 9,1918.

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FOLDABLE GABMENTrHANGER FIXTURE.

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Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Apr. '9, 1918.

Application filed July 6, 1914. Serial lflo. 849 041.

To all whom i t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HE RY WnEA Y, a citizen of the United States, and

resident of Racine, in thecounty of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Foldable Garment-l langer Fixtures, of which the followis a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification. This invention relatesto improvements in foldable garment hanger fixtures.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide 'a foldable garment hanger fixture which may be secured to one of the side walls or to the inner side of the door of a closet so that removable garment hanger tracks used in trunks may be trans ferred from the trunks to the fixture and have garment hangers mounted thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a foldable garment hanger fixture which may be easily carried in a trunk in order to permit the use of the trunk tracks and garment hangers outside of the trunk.

A further object of the invention is to provide foldable garment hanger fixture in which the foldable arms of the fixture are looked in open position by the means securns the fix u e t a s p o A fur her object of the invention is to provide a foldable garment hanger fixture in which the garment hanger tracks thereof may be extended to permit the separation of the garment hangers mounted on the tracks. A further object of the invention is to provide a foldable garment hanger fixture in which the securing means may be used as garment hooks.

A fnrther object of the invention is to provide a foldable garment hanger fixture which is of simple construction, is strong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose described.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved foldable garment hanger fixture and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views: I

Figure 1 is a top view of the improved foldable. garment hanger fixture shown atta h o' a s pport;

Fig. 2 is a top View of a portion of the fixture showninfolded position;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the fixture taken on line 33 of Fig. 1, the track-portions of the fixture having been removed;

Fig. at is a. sectional detail view taken on line 4:l of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a top view of a modified form of fixture in which the tracks are combined with the frame of the fixture;

Fig. 6 isa sectional view thereof taken on line 6.6 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a sectional detail view taken on line 7''Z of Fig. 6. H r

Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 indicates a support and 9 the improved foldable garment hanger fixture mounted thereon. The fixture comprises a foldable U- shaped band 10 which is removably connected, to a support by holding members or screws 11. The members or sorewshave annular recessed heads 12 which are engaged by the recessed portions 13 of the right angle extensions 1a, of theside arms or stems 15. The rear ends oft'he side arms have hinged connections 16 with the outer end portions of the rear or spacing portion 17 of the band and when the side arms are in unfolded positions the angular extensions 14 r i ongit d elin m nt With the sa spacing portion. When the extensions engage the holding screws the side arms will be held rigidly in unfolded or outstanding,

positions. A pivoted llwshaped locking member 18 s prov ded on the band for looking theside arms in closed posit on, Hooks '19 are formed on the heads of the holding screws to adapt them to hold garments when not engaged by the U-shaped band.

Tracks 20 formed of metal rods have annular recesses 21 extending around their'inner ends and the recessed portions of said tracks on one side are slabbed as indicated by the numeral 22 to permit the said re-= the tracks to enter the recesses and by giving a quarter turn to the tracks to turn the The outer side end portions of the tracks angles with relation to the planes of the V are provided with curved laterally-extendingplates 25 having hook-like end portions 26 which hook over the recessed upper edge portions 27 of the side arms 15 when the tracks are revolved a quarter turn into locking engagement with the spacing portion of the band. These curved plates project outwardly from the tracks in planes at right faces of the slabbed portions of the tracks so that when the hooked portions of the plates are revolved to engage the upper edges of the band the rear end portions of the tracks will be locked to the band.

Each curved plate has mounted thereon a spring actuated bolt 28 which projects out- Wardly therefrom and extends into the locking openings 28 of the band to lock the plates in band engaging position. The plates are unlocked from the band by pressing inwardly on the projecting ends of the spring portions of the, bolts.

The recessed portions 27 of the side arms 15 are of a depth corresponding to the thick 'ness of the plates 25 to permit the said plates to enter said recessed portions and to lie flush with the upper edges of the side arms. The outer end portions of the tracks are provided with extensible tracks 29 hinged thereto which are adapted to swing horizontally. outwardly and into longitudinal alinement with'the tracks and are respec tively connected to permit garment hangers 30 mounted on the inner tracks to be slid outwardly upon the extensible tracks so that garments carried'by the hangers may be easily removed or replaced. The outer end portions of the extensible tracks are arranged to overlap and interlock with each other when in closed position. Knobs 31 projecting from the outer end portions of the extensible tracks serve to prevent the garment hangers 30 from accidentally sliding ofl the outer ends of'the extensible tracks.

The tracks which are adapted to fit corresponding supporting means forming part of a trunk (not shown) may be transferred from the trunk supporting means to the foldable fixture placed in a closet or other place in a very simple manner.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 the foldable frame is omitted and the tracks 32 are formed of metal bars rectangular in cross section and which are provided with slotted ofiset plates 33 on their inner ends for attachment to the heads of the holding screws 11. The slotted portions 33 engage the screws in the same manas the spacing band 17. In the screws shown in this form the garment hooks are omitted but may be used if desired;

The plates 33 are of suficient width to permit the offset portions 3 L of the plates to extend over the opposite sides of the heads of the screws and rest against the support so that a firm bearing is provided for the tracks and the frictional contact of the plates with the supporting wall will prevent the turning of the tracks. These tracks are also provided with hinged extensible tracks 35 which are used in the same manner before described. 80

From the foregoing description itwill'be seen that the foldable garment hanger fiX-, ture may be carried in a trunk and when the destination is reached the fixture may be mounted in a closet and the garment hangers from the trunk supported thereon in the same manner as supported in a trunk thus permitting the use of the same hanger and tracks outside of the trunk.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A garment hanger fixture, comprising holding members having recessed portions, a U-shaped foldable member having foldable side arms and outwardly projecting ex- V tensions provided with recessed portions 5 which engage the recessed portions of the holding members, said foldable member also having other recessed portions, and garment hanger tracks having recessed portions which slidably engage the last mentioned recessed portions of the foldable member.

2. A garment hanger fixture,comprising holding members having recessed portions, a U-shaped member having foldable side arms and outwardly projecting extensions provided with lower edge recesses which engage the recessed portions of the holding members, said foldable member also having upper edge recesses, and garment hanger tracks having recessed and hooked end portions which engage the last mentioned recessed portions of the foldable member.

3. A garment hanger fixture, comprising holding members having means for attach ment to a support and-also having recessed 115 portions, a U-shaped member having side stems and recessed portions which engage ment'to a support and also having recessed portions, a rear spacing member, side arms hinged to the outer end portions of the spacing member and having extensions projecting at an angle therefrom which are provided with recessed portions for engaging the recessed portions of the holding members.

5. A garment hanger fixture, comprising holding members having means for attachment to a support and also having side recessed portions, a rear spacing member having recessed portions, side arms hinged to the outer end portions of the spacing member and having extensions projecting at right angles therefrom which are provided with recessed portions for engaging the side recessed portions of the holding member, said recessed engagement locking the side arms in outwardly extended positions, and garment hanger rails engaging the recessed portions of the spacing member and being locked thereto and to the side arms by a revoluble movement.

6. A garment hanger fixture, comprising holding screws having heads provided with Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

annular recesses, a rear spacing member,

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE BENNISH, AL. A. BITTER.

Washington, D. G. 

